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  • The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse

    The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters

    by Frances Welch ...
    THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEKNamed one of The Telegraph's 'Best Biographies of the Year 2024'Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them a ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rasputin

    A Short Life

    by Frances Welch ...
    For historical aficionados and curious readers alike, this is the perfect ‘short life’ - gripping and hilariously funny, this biography sheds much-needed light on the life of the Russian icon: Grigory Rasputin.Grigory Rasputin, Siberian peasant-turned-mystic and court sage, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He played the role of the simple man, eating with his fingers and boasting, ‘I don ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices

    A Novel in 36 Voices

    by Garth Stein, Jennie Shortridge, Erik Larson, Julia Quinn, Jamie Ford, Kevin O'Brien, Susan Wiggs, Erica Bauermeister, Carol Cassella, Mary Guterson, Elizabeth George, Deb Caletti, Kathleen Alcalá, William Dietrich, Karen Finneyfrock, Stephanie Kallos, Frances McCue, Suzanne Selfors, Craig Welch, Matthew Amster-Burton, Sean Beaudoin, Robert Dugoni, Jarret Middleton, Greg Stump, David Lasky, Kit Bakke, Dave Boling, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kevin Emerson, Clyde W. Ford, Teri Hein, Stacey Levine, Peter Mountford, Nancy Rawles, Ed Skoog, Indu Sundaresan ...
    Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page.Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse

    The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters

    by Frances Welch ...
    Narrated by Jilly Bond ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 40 min

    THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEKNamed one of The Telegraph's 'Best Biographies of the Year 2024'Queen Victoria had forty-two grandchildren but the four Princesses of Hesse were held in her particular favour. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls their mother had left behind, hoping this might secure for them a ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The King is Dead, Long Live the King!

    An enthralling account of majesty, mourning and modernity in Edwardian Britain

    by Martin Williams ...
    Narrated by Martin Williams ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 52 min

    The fascinating true story of the year 1910 when King Edward VII died, sending shockwaves through Britain.'I could read Martin Williams all day. This book throws shafts of light on recent history almost repeating itself, giving vivid glimpses into monarchy and the way things were, and are. Compulsory reading.' - DAME JOANNA LUMLEY***'***Not just beautifully written and informative but entertaining ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    The Lost Queen

    The stunning historical novel of a feisty, intelligent Queen and her epic journey to reunite with her King

    by Carol McGrath ...
    Narrated by Mary Galloway ...

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    12 hours 11 min

    'Well researched, elegantly written, with a deft touch for both romance and historical detail. The Lost Queen is a gripping historical drama to be savoured' ANNE O'BRIEN'An excellent read, meticulously researched, beautifully told. Berengaria is a delicious heroine, thoroughly engaging, a refreshingly unusual viewpoint for this epic tale' JANE JOHNSON1191 a... ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    The Queen and the Countess

    The spellbinding new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author!

    by Anne O'Brien ...
    Narrated by Helen Stern, Jilly Bond ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 39 min

    'Fascinating, poignant and beautifully written. A story of love and the sorrow of war' CAROL MCGRATH'An enthralling insight into the Wars of the Roses seen through the eyes of two powerful women. A superb read' CLARE MARCHANT'A fascinating story of two powerful women on opposing sides of the War of the Roses. Told with assurance and knowledge of the period' ELIZABETH CHADWICKKEEP THY FRIENDS CLOSE ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    The Last Tsar

    The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs

    by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa ...
    Narrated by Gareth Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 56 min

    The definitive history of the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty.**“Filled with revelations and fresh insights and rich with observations.” —**The Wall Street JournalIn 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest, that culminated in Tsar Nicholas II’s dramatic fall from power. Though Nicholas’s life is often described as tragic, a trove of ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

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    The Rebel Romanov

    Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had

    by Helen Rappaport ...
    Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 38 min

    In 1795, Catherine the Great of Russia was in search of a bride for her grandson Constantine, who stood third in line to her throne. In an eerie echo of her own story, Catherine selected an innocent young German princess, Julie of Saxe-Coburg, aunt of the future Queen Victoria. Though Julie had everything a young bride could wish for, she was alone in a court dominated by an aging empress and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    The Royal Rebel

    from the much-loved author of historical fiction comes a tale of royalty, rivalry and resilience

    by Elizabeth Chadwick ...
    Narrated by Amy Noble ...
    Series series Jeanette of Kent duology

    Unabridged

    14 hours 41 min

    1338: England has declared war on France, and Jeanette of Kent, cousin to King Edward III, says goodbye to her family and travels overseas with the royal court for the first time. Once in Antwerp, she is captivated by talented household knight Thomas Holland, just as he in turn is powerfully drawn to her.Although both know their romance is forbidden, their love for each other grows stronger than ... Read more

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    The First Ghosts

    A rich history of ancient ghosts and ghost stories from the British Museum curator

    by Irving Finkel ...
    Narrated by Irving Finkel ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    The must-read exploration of the earliest human ghost stories from leading expert Irvine Finkel, author of The Ark Before Noah'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History RevealedThere are few things more in common across cultures than the belief in ghosts. Ghosts inhabit something of the very ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

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  • The King is Dead, Long Live the King!

    An enthralling account of majesty, mourning and modernity in Edwardian Britain

    by Martin Williams ...
    The fascinating true story of the year 1910 when King Edward VII died, sending shockwaves through Britain.'I could read Martin Williams all day. This book throws shafts of light on recent history almost repeating itself, giving vivid glimpses into monarchy and the way things were, and are. Compulsory reading.' - DAME JOANNA LUMLEY***'***Not just beautifully written and informative but entertaining ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook